Bathroom shutters
It’s easy to freshen up an old villa bathroom with a pair of revamped window shutters.
Weekend DIY with Mark Rayner - Project 84
Difficulty level: Moderate
You will need
- Clean cloths
- Old wooden shutters
- Paint stirrer
- Paintbrush
- Putty knife or similar
- Rubber gloves
- Sandpaper
- Sponge
- Tools for removing and replacing the shutters, hinges and catch
- Resene Ezyfill Quick
- Resene Interior Paintwork Cleaner ready to use
- Resene Quick Dry
- Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom in your choice of colour, Mark used Resene Black White. Alternatively for a higher sheen finish use Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel or Resene Enamacryl waterborne enamel on the shutters.
To get the look: Mark also painted the bathroom walls with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom tinted to Resene Black White.
Other ideas: For a pale green effect, paint the shutters with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom tinted to Resene Soft Mint.
How to paint wooden window shutters
Step one Remove the shutters, hinges and catch and then thoroughly clean the shutters using Resene Interior Paintwork Cleaner.
Step two Fill any imperfections in the shutters with Resene Ezyfill Quick and allow to dry.
Step three Smooth the filled areas with sandpaper and then lightly sand the shutters to ‘key’ the previously painted surface.
Step fourWipe off any sanding residue with a clean cloth.
Step five Carefully stir the Resene Quick Dry.
Step six Spot prime any filled areas and any bare wood with Resene Quick Dry and allow to dry.
Step seven Carefully stir the Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom tinted to Resene Black White.
Step eight Apply two coats of Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen Kitchen & Bathroom tinted to Resene Black White to the shutters, allowing two hours for each coat to dry. Rehang the shutters and replace the catch.
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